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Forum: Military Aviation

28th Apr 2016, 20:22

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Harrier in Op CORPORATE

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Posted By PDR1

Yes indeed, and that was the point at which John...

Yes indeed, and that was the point at which John Fozzard made his remarkably prescient remark about "All the Sea Harrier needs now is a small war a long way from home to prove its capability" or...

Forum: Military Aviation

27th Apr 2016, 16:47

Replies: 56

Harrier in Op CORPORATE

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Posted By PDR1

The kills might have been, but flying around...

The kills might have been, but flying around looking for incoming threats visually is never going to be that effective for anything other than point-defence. Initially identifying and tracking the...

Forum: Military Aviation

26th Apr 2016, 19:11

Replies: 56

Harrier in Op CORPORATE

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Posted By PDR1

You may be right, I will admit that I can't...

You may be right, I will admit that I can't remember what was in the original NAVHARS of the FRS1, but the expanded acquisition modes were definitely in the FRS2/FA2.

But doing CAP without a radar...

Forum: Military Aviation

26th Apr 2016, 17:18

Replies: 56

Harrier in Op CORPORATE

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Posted By PDR1

Well one huge difference would be the lack of a...

Well one huge difference would be the lack of a radar, which is a heck of a limitation for an A-A combat role...

That's why the sidewinder fit was just a "boresighted" thing - point the aeroplane...

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